Indian equity benchmarks ended lower on Tuesday, as losses in metal stocks and heavyweight Reliance Industries outweighed gains in automobile and realty companies.

Dear Trader… Indian equity benchmarks moved between gains and losses on Tuesday before ending the day in red, on account of selling pressure in heavyweights like Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies and Reliance Industries. Domestic markets started trade in the green, as traders took some support with provisional data